Goa, Aug. 12 -- In a major disappointment for minorities who protested at Azad Maidan for the establishment of a State Minority Commission, the government has stated there is no need to set up such a body in Goa.

Speaking at a press conference at the party office in the city, Minister for Industries, Trade and Commerce and Panchayati Raj Mauvin Godinho said the Pramod Sawant-led government had never discriminated while providing central or State schemes to the people.

Alleging that some were attempting to create divisions between communities, Godinho said, "We do not discriminate while providing schemes, central or State government schemes, to the people. Demands are being made for a separate commission for minorities, but the fact is t...